About The Word Phyllopoda
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Phyllopoda
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What's The Definition Of Phyllopoda?Synonyms | Synonyms for Phyllopoda: Related Terms | Find terms related to Phyllopoda: See Also | Phyllopoda In Webster's Dictionary \Phyl*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf +
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,
most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or
leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in
swimming. Called also {Branchiopoda}.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell
({Holostraca}); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped
carapace ({Monostraca}); in others, like Artemia, there
is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.
Sometimes the group is made to include also the
Cladocera.
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